The dawn of the age of amino acid sensors for the mTORC1 pathway

RL Wolfson, DM Sabatini - Cell metabolism, 2017 - cell.com
The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is a master regulator of cell
growth that responds to a diverse set of environmental inputs, including amino acids. Over …

Modulation of oxidative stress as an anticancer strategy

C Gorrini, IS Harris, TW Mak - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2013 - nature.com
The regulation of oxidative stress is an important factor in both tumour development and
responses to anticancer therapies. Many signalling pathways that are linked to …

Additive manufacturing of polymer-derived ceramics

ZC Eckel, C Zhou, JH Martin, AJ Jacobsen, WB Carter… - Science, 2016 - science.org
The extremely high melting point of many ceramics adds challenges to additive
manufacturing as compared with metals and polymers. Because ceramics cannot be cast or …

Structural basis for leucine sensing by the Sestrin2-mTORC1 pathway

RA Saxton, KE Knockenhauer, RL Wolfson… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Eukaryotic cells coordinate growth with the availability of nutrients through the mechanistic
target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), a master growth regulator. Leucine is of particular …

Autophagy, mitochondria and oxidative stress: cross-talk and redox signalling

J Lee, S Giordano, J Zhang - Biochemical Journal, 2012 - portlandpress.com
Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species change cellular responses through diverse
mechanisms that are now being defined. At low levels, they are signalling molecules, and at …

[HTML][HTML] The Sestrins interact with GATOR2 to negatively regulate the amino-acid-sensing pathway upstream of mTORC1

L Chantranupong, RL Wolfson, JM Orozco, RA Saxton… - Cell reports, 2014 - cell.com
The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) kinase is a major regulator of cell
growth that responds to numerous environmental cues. A key input is amino acids, which act …

Synaptic versus extrasynaptic NMDA receptor signalling: implications for neurodegenerative disorders

GE Hardingham, H Bading - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2010 - nature.com
There is a long-standing paradox that NMDA (N-methyl-d-aspartate) receptors (NMDARs)
can both promote neuronal health and kill neurons. Recent studies show that NMDAR …

Sestrins activate Nrf2 by promoting p62-dependent autophagic degradation of Keap1 and prevent oxidative liver damage

SH Bae, SH Sung, SY Oh, JM Lim, SK Lee, YN Park… - Cell metabolism, 2013 - cell.com
Sestrins (Sesns) protect cells from oxidative stress. The mechanism underlying the
antioxidant effect of Sesns has remained unknown, however. The Nrf2-Keap1 pathway …

SESN2/sestrin2 suppresses sepsis by inducing mitophagy and inhibiting NLRP3 activation in macrophages

MJ Kim, SH Bae, JC Ryu, Y Kwon, JH Oh, J Kwon… - Autophagy, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Proper regulation of mitophagy for mitochondrial homeostasis is important in various
inflammatory diseases. However, the precise mechanisms by which mitophagy is activated …

Sestrins orchestrate cellular metabolism to attenuate aging

JH Lee, AV Budanov, M Karin - Cell metabolism, 2013 - cell.com
The Sestrins constitute a family of evolutionarily conserved stress-inducible proteins that
suppress oxidative stress and regulate AMP-dependent protein kinase (AMPK)-mammalian …